The Punjab Police on January 15 dubbed designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun a “fugitive hiding abroad like a scared mouse” after several Patiala schools received an email allegedly from the banned Sikhs for Justice group, asking them to refrain from the Republic Day celebrations.
In a revised strategy to counter repeated threats issued by Pannun and gangsters or terrorists operating from abroad, the police in a video message also asked him to stop misguiding the youth by promising money and foreign settlement.
After several schools across Patiala received the email asking them to suspend participation in the Republic Day celebrations, police officials termed such threats as “hollow” and “a mere ploy by such groups to raise funds” for his motive to disturb the state’s law and order.
The police response came following a meeting of DGP Gaurav Yadav with senior state officers. It was decided to combat the threats issued by Pannun and his banned group through social media during the discussions.